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单词 chubby
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Definition of chubby in English:

chubby

adjectivechubbier, chubbiest ˈtʃʌbiˈtʃəbi
  • Plump and rounded.

    a pretty child with chubby cheeks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was slightly chubby with bushy, straight collar length mousy brown hair.
    • I couldn't go fast, no matter which gear I tried or how furiously I pumped my chubby legs.
    • On the grass behind the beach families munch on fish and chips, chasing off the chubby seagulls.
    • The man is described as aged between 40 and 50, of average height and of quite chubby build.
    • After his body was wet, Hugo's chubby little arms held onto his Dad while he leant back to wet his hair.
    • Parents were horrified at the antics of chubby rocker Bill Haley and swivel-hipped Elvis Presley.
    • But she's just slightly chubby and has nice rosy cheeks and is very sort of ordinary-looking.
    • I was quite a chubby child which was an issue because the rest of my family weren't.
    • One of the gunmen was white, of chubby build and wearing a Post Office uniform consisting of a pale blue shirt and blue trousers.
    • The man carrying the knife was much shorter than his accomplice and was described as chubby with a red face.
    • Brian said the chubby New Zealand animals were some of the hardest to keep happy in soaring temperatures.
    • She was too eager, as I knew she would be, her chubby fingers plying the hair too fast.
    • Rabbits who are too chubby are not able to groom themselves properly and this can cause medical problems.
    • I felt sorry for the innumerable chubby people at the front who had to be gasping for air.
    • Once there, Christine spoke to a chubby policeman who directed us to a flight of stairs.
    • It came as a shock to see how chubby he was as both a child and an early teenager.
    • The man's round, chubby face was already flushed from that small amount of exertion.
    • I still wear my hair short and those chubby little cheeks haven't thinned out a bit.
    • There is barely an ounce of fat on his body, and he continues to make his team-mates look chubby.
    • The fourth member of the group was chubby with a shaven head, a blue jumper and wearing spectacles.
    Synonyms
    plump, tubby, roly-poly, rotund, portly, stout, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, round, rounded, well rounded
    fat, overweight, fleshy, paunchy, pot-bellied, bulky
    buxom
    informal pudgy, beefy, porky, blubbery, poddy
    British informal podgy, fubsy
    North American informal zaftig, corn-fed, lard-assed
    archaic pursy
    rare abdominous

Derivatives

  • chubbily

  • adverb
    • She was a chubbily built woman with a pleasant countenance.
  • chubbiness

  • noun ˈtʃʌbɪnəsˈtʃəbinəs
    • I felt oddly paternal, a sensation reinforced by his innocent features and his slight chubbiness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The guy stood up, he looked about 5'8 and weighed well over 300 pounds, and his face added a little extra chubbiness to the fact that he shaved his head.
      • Curly blond hair and chubbiness is also useful (although this is likely to have more influence on aunts and elderly neighbours than your parents).
      • The red hair had turned auburn, and the chubbiness had turned to muscle.
      • Her form was the perfection of childish beauty, without its usual chubbiness and squareness of outline.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'short and thickset, like a chub'): from chub.

  • This originally meant ‘short and thickset like a chub’, a chub (Late Middle English) being a thick-bodied European river fish. The origin of its name is unknown.

Rhymes

clubby, cubby, grubby, hubby, nubby, scrubby, shrubby, stubby, tubby
 
 

Definition of chubby in US English:

chubby

adjectiveˈCHəbēˈtʃəbi
  • Plump and rounded.

    a pretty child with chubby cheeks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was quite a chubby child which was an issue because the rest of my family weren't.
    • Brian said the chubby New Zealand animals were some of the hardest to keep happy in soaring temperatures.
    • Once there, Christine spoke to a chubby policeman who directed us to a flight of stairs.
    • The man carrying the knife was much shorter than his accomplice and was described as chubby with a red face.
    • After his body was wet, Hugo's chubby little arms held onto his Dad while he leant back to wet his hair.
    • The fourth member of the group was chubby with a shaven head, a blue jumper and wearing spectacles.
    • Parents were horrified at the antics of chubby rocker Bill Haley and swivel-hipped Elvis Presley.
    • Rabbits who are too chubby are not able to groom themselves properly and this can cause medical problems.
    • She was too eager, as I knew she would be, her chubby fingers plying the hair too fast.
    • He was slightly chubby with bushy, straight collar length mousy brown hair.
    • There is barely an ounce of fat on his body, and he continues to make his team-mates look chubby.
    • I still wear my hair short and those chubby little cheeks haven't thinned out a bit.
    • I couldn't go fast, no matter which gear I tried or how furiously I pumped my chubby legs.
    • One of the gunmen was white, of chubby build and wearing a Post Office uniform consisting of a pale blue shirt and blue trousers.
    • It came as a shock to see how chubby he was as both a child and an early teenager.
    • On the grass behind the beach families munch on fish and chips, chasing off the chubby seagulls.
    • I felt sorry for the innumerable chubby people at the front who had to be gasping for air.
    • But she's just slightly chubby and has nice rosy cheeks and is very sort of ordinary-looking.
    • The man's round, chubby face was already flushed from that small amount of exertion.
    • The man is described as aged between 40 and 50, of average height and of quite chubby build.
    Synonyms
    plump, tubby, roly-poly, rotund, portly, stout, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, round, rounded, well rounded

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘short and thickset, like a chub’): from chub.

 
 
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